Today’s blog subject is “Tombstone Tuesday.” Below is the tombstone of my ancestor, Col. Christopher Truby. He is the ancestor under whom I am applying for DAR (Daughter’s of the American Revolution) membership. He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1736, and died February 20th, 1802 at the age of 66. He is buried in the German Cemetery, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The tombstone below reads: “Here lies the Body
July 20th, 2009
A Festival of Postcards (3rd Edition)
This is my first post for a blog carnival. This carnival is called “A Festival of Postcards”, and this month’s theme is signs. The assignment is to post a postcard depicting a sign, such as a road sign, store front, etc. I have been collecting postcards since I was a kid, so I thought this would be a great first carnival to participate in. I have collected both vintage cards
July 18th, 2009
GeneaBloggers Group
I recently joined the GeneaBloggers Group on Facebook. GeneaBloggers is”For those who blog about genealogy or family history and those who are their devoted readers!”, as quoted from their Facebook page. After getting my blog all set up to post on Facebook, I decided to check out the GeneaBloggers Website. While browsing the site, I found that you can submit your blog to be included in their blog list, as
May 6th, 2009
Posting from my iPhone
This is a test post from my iPhone. I am now able to post to my blog on the go, whenever and where ever I want, using Blogger Mobile. After your mobile account is set up on Blogger, it’s easy to post. You just type an SMS text message on your phone, send it to the address you were given when you set up your mobile account, and *poof* the